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Stonehenge

Stonehenge had also been on my bucket list and I was so pleased to hear this world heritage site was part of this year’s tour. It was a little more of a production than I expected with the parking area being some distance from the site. But the folks that run it do provide transportation.

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument that originated between 2000 and 3000 BC and because of the age of the monument, there is a great deal of mystery. I did learn that:

It is a burial site

The Druids would hold ceremonies here

For the most part, the public is no longer aloud to walk up to the stones

That over the years the stones have been straightened when in danger of falling over

The visitor’s center opened in December 2013 and I could have happily spent more time there

According to some myths, the stone were healing rocks

Here is a short BBC video on this history of Stonehenge and here is the official visitors webpage.